000 FZNT24 KNHC 192109 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 330 PM CST FRI FEB 19 2010 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES. INDIVIDUAL WAVES MAY BE MORE THAN TWICE THE SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT. GMZ089-200330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 330 PM CST FRI FEB 19 2010 .SYNOPSIS...1015 MB LOW PRES NEAR 256N97W WITH WARM FRONT TO 23N90W WILL SLOWLY MOVE NE THROUGH SAT AND DISSIPATE SUN AS A COLD FRONT MOVES INTO THE NW WATERS SUN NIGHT. THE FRONT WILL QUICKLY REACH FROM THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO EASTERN BAY OF CAMPECHE MON...AND TO E OF GULF LATE MON INTO TUE. NEW SYSTEM DEVELOPS IN THE WESTERN GULF TUE AND DRAGS A COLD FRONT E TO PANAMA CITY FLORIDA TO 212N97W TUE NIGHT AND FROM NAPLES FLORIDA TO THE EASTERN BAY OF CAMPECHE WED AFTERNOON. $$ GMZ080-200330- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 330 PM CST FRI FEB 19 2010 .TONIGHT...WITHIN 120 NM NE QUADRANT OF LOW PRES WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 240 NM NE QUADRANT WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT NW WINDS W OF LOW PRES. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .SAT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO NW 15 TO 20 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .MON...E OF FRONT WINDS SW 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .TUE...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .WED...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT N OF 28N LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT S OF 28N AND 4 TO 6 FT N OF 28N. $$ GMZ082-200330- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 330 PM CST FRI FEB 19 2010 .TONIGHT...N OF 22N BETWEEN 92W AND 95W S TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. W OF 95W W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 21N S TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 21N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS E PART. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO N BEHIND FRONT SUN NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT. .MON...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...N OF 20N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT NW OF FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 20N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .WED...W OF 95W NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. E OF 95W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT N OF 21N AND 4 TO 6 FT S OF 21N. $$ GMZ084-200330- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 330 PM CST FRI FEB 19 2010 .TONIGHT...N OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. FROM 25N TO 27N E TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .MON...N OF 26N S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING TO NW BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING 5 TO 7 FT W OF FRONT. .TUE...E OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .WED...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT LATE. $$ GMZ086-200330- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 330 PM CST FRI FEB 19 2010 .TONIGHT...N OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SE WINDS LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SE TO S SAT NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 JUST AHEAD OF FRONT BECOMING NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT W OF FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .TUE...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...E OF FRONT N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. $$ FORECASTER SCHAUER